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024 7 _a10.1515/9780748635979
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035 _a(DE-B1597)9780748635979
035 _a(DE-B1597)615888
035 _a(OCoLC)1302163338
040 _aDE-B1597
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072 7 _aLAN009000
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aSetter, Jane
_eautore
245 1 0 _aHong Kong English /
_cBrian H. S. Chan, Jane Setter, Cathy S. P. Wong.
264 1 _aEdinburgh :
_bEdinburgh University Press,
_c[2022]
264 4 _c©2010
300 _a1 online resource (192 p.)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 0 _aDialects of English : DIEN
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAcknowledgements --
_t1 Geography, demography and cultural factors --
_t2 Phonetics and phonology --
_t3 Morphosyntax --
_t4 Discourse and lexis --
_t5 Code- switching --
_t6 Hong Kong English: a sociolinguistic history --
_t7 Annotated bibliography --
_t8 Transcripts for the data from our speakers --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
_fonline access with authorization
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520 _aThis volume provides an overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduates and general readers. As a former British colony, Hong Kong used English as the language of government, law and education in the early days of colonial rule. Since the Handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997, it is no longer used as the primary language of government. However, the status of English has survived the decline of colonial rule, as English has become an international language which is indispensable for a service-oriented economy such as present-day Hong Kong. Its use is still widespread in legal contexts, and English is the medium of instruction in at least a quarter of secondary schools.Outwith the realm of education, English is important as a means of international communication in the fields of banking and finance, business, and in the tourism and hospitality industry. English is therefore integrated into Hong Kong life in various ways and this has resulted in a thriving and developing variety of English. This book describes English in Hong Kong as a linguistic phenomenon from the point of view of language structure, but also takes into account historical, socio-cultural and socio-political developments.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xDialects
_xChina
_xHong Kong.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xDialects
_zChina
_zHong Kong.
650 4 _aLanguage & Linguistics.
650 7 _aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
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700 1 _aChan, Brian H. S.
_eautore
700 1 _aWong, Cathy S. P.
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9780748635979
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748635979
856 4 2 _3Cover
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